Military personnel hold the remains of Elmira native Eugene Costley, who was killed in a 1952 plane crash, during his funeral Friday. Jeff Murray / Staff Photo

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An Air National Guard military transport plane flies over Maple Grove Cemetery in Horseheads on Friday during a funeral for Elmira native Eugene Costley. Jeff Murray / Staff Photo

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Pallbearers prepare to fold the American flag draped over the coffin of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eugene Costley during his funeral Friday at Maple Grove Cemetery in Horseheads. Jeff Murray / Staff Photo

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An Air Force officer presents the American flag that was draped over the coffin of Eugene Costley to his distant relative, Mary Foor of Westfield, during Costley's funeral Friday. Jeff Murray / Staff Photo